The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Economics in IT contracts advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Economics over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Birmingham region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Economics
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing Economics 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham - - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £372 £350
% change year-on-year
+20.96% +6.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £52.50 - £49.00
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Birmingham
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
90 84 81
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 20.00% 13.50% 16.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 38 40
Average daily rate £325 £310 £308
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.75% +0.89%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £241 £175 £173
10% offered a daily rate of more than £458 £518 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 9 7
Average hourly rate £32.50 £13.50 £13.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+140.74% +3.84%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £11.15 £11.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £92.20 £17.50 £61.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-4.34% -13.20%
Economics
West Midlands

Economics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Economics across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Birmingham Economics Jobs Demand Trend

Economics
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Economics across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Economics Daily Rate Trend

Economics
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Economics across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Economics Hourly Rate Trend